- greens (chard, spinach and kale)
- carrots
- beets
- radishes
- lettuce
- celeriac
Crops to Plant Directly in the Ground after Memorial Day
- beans
- squash
- cucumbers
Seeds to Start Indoors: Started 4/11/2009
Plant Seeds:
Soil: Used pellets, germinated in the dark
Length of Germination: ?
Tips:
- keep moist (not soggy), if they dry they die - soggy fungal nightmare
- when all seedlings show remove plastic cover (some say remove at sign of first sprout -test)
- seedlings must receive 14-16 hours of light per day
- heirloom tomatoes
- chili peppers
- perenials: 3 types of marigolds & nasturtiums
- eggplant (none)
- onions (none)
Options to consider: landscape fabric vs heavy mulch, where to get seeds from, composting solution, fluorescent bulbs (4-tube ballast, 1"-2" above seedlings)
Moving to Larger Containers
Soil: Organic ?
Length of Time:
Tips: replant when roots of seedling hit the sides, spread apart the roots, use a container twice the size of the previous, water to settle the soil around the roots
Plant late May
